Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
23 October 2007



23 October 2007


                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 100,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 2048.5269p per share.



The highest price paid was 2050 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
2037.50 pence per share.











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